▲ 20 ▼ Victorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole plan (www.theguardian.com) submitted 1 day ago by Arlesh@lemmy.world to c/australia@aussie.zone 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 15 points 1 day ago* (1 child) Are they being used as cheap labour, or being trained in skills that they can use when they get out? Hell, training people with drug dealing offenses in forklift operations alone would blow a hole in recidivism permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] this_jury_is_hung@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 child) Article says that they are being given low-skill jobs like mowing and trash collection, in order to free up paid workers to tackle high-skill jobs. They will be paid a whopping $9 a day for effectively unskilled labour that doesn't increase their post-release prospects kn any substantive way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago oh that's bullshit. Bullshit. Even when doing my 600 hours for my Ag/hort in the fuckin' '90s I was getting fifty a day. They're doing time, not fucking slaves permalink fedilink source parent
[–] this_jury_is_hung@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 child) Article says that they are being given low-skill jobs like mowing and trash collection, in order to free up paid workers to tackle high-skill jobs. They will be paid a whopping $9 a day for effectively unskilled labour that doesn't increase their post-release prospects kn any substantive way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago oh that's bullshit. Bullshit. Even when doing my 600 hours for my Ag/hort in the fuckin' '90s I was getting fifty a day. They're doing time, not fucking slaves permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 7 points 1 day ago oh that's bullshit. Bullshit. Even when doing my 600 hours for my Ag/hort in the fuckin' '90s I was getting fifty a day. They're doing time, not fucking slaves permalink fedilink source parent